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Image directions to make an easy candy cane from paper What you need:

  • White paper squares (copy paper is fine)
    4" x 4", 5" x 5", 6" x 6"
  • Red marker
  • Ruler
  • Tape
  • Pipe cleaners
  • Ribbon

What you do:

  • Image of a candy caneCut squares of paper out
  • Mark ½ - ¾ " along 2 sides
  • Color inside "L" shape with red marker
  • On the opposite corner, begin rolling up the square (you can use a pencil too!)
  • When you have a tube, it should have stripes evenly spaced around it.
  • Add a small piece of tape to secure.
  • Cut a pipe cleaner to fit the length of the tube.
  • Begin shaping the curve of the candy cane.  (The paper will flatten some when you do this.)
  • Add a pretty ribbon to the cane and hang on your tree or add to a package for a decoration.

Image directions to make a Time Capsule OrnamentTime Capsule Ornament

Make these at your New Year’s Eve party and your guests have a memento of that special night! 

What you need:

  • Clear glass ornament
  • Silver & blue ribbon
  • Silver paint marker
  • Strips of paper for writing on
  • Confetti garland

 

What you do:

  • Open the top of ornament and set hanger aside.
  • Fill inside with confetti garland to give it color.
  • Add your hopes, dreams and wishes for the future inside on strips of paper.
  • Close ornament with hanger.
  • Paint "2000" on outside with paint marker.
  • When dry, add festive ribbon to hanger top.

Image of a finished time capsule ornament

Countdown to Christmas Treats

Your kids will enjoy opening a surprise each day before Christmas. If you start December 1st you make 24 little packages. Whenever you begin, 2 weeks or a week before, they will love opening something before Christmas!

Image directions for making countdown to christmas treatsWhat you need:

  • Tissue paper
  • Scissors
  • Ribbon
  • Tags
  • Glitter pen
  • Surprises (candy, trinkets, etc.)

What you do:

  • Cut squares of tissue paper.
  • Add candy or other surprises inside and pull up corners to close.
  • Add a twist tie to close.
  • On the paper tags, add the number of days before Christmas. Let dry.
  • Add tags to bundles.
  • Tie a pretty ribbon on, then tuck in tree branches for the kids to find.

Image of finished countdown to christmas treats


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